Chapter 39 Events Of The Past: ShadowFall Clamity!

[Ding! You have killed Vera Silvermane, who is 19 levels higher than you! You get +900 EXP and a 10 point increase in all your stats.]

[For killing a Cosmic Crusader, you shall gain an additional reward]

[All your stats have increased by 10 points!]

The system's notifications sounded in Evan's mind, bringing with them a news he found pleasant. In the past, if someone had told him that he would find pleasure in a person's death, he would have ridiculed them as being mentally ill, but now he was more than just relieved to see Vera dead.

'With this, the quest should also be completed!' Evan thought, his eyes curving into a smile.

[By killing Vera Silvermane, you have completed your mission!]

[You have been rewarded with a Space-Time Transmitter!]

[You can use it to warp to any desired location of your choice only one time.]

The Space-Time Transmitter appeared in his inventory, and as if there was a strange connection between him and his inventory, he felt it.

'I will make good use of it.' Evan thought as he smiled internally.

Evan pulled Frost Demon's Fury out of Vera's body. Without its support, the lifeless corpse of Vera crumbled to the ground. Blood poured out from the sword wounds on his body, pooling beneath him on the ground.

The body of a man, who took no less than ten thousand innocent lives just because he could, was lying lifelessly on the ground.

It was quite a satisfying end for such a disgusting person. He died without gaining any recognition for his sins. He died just like that!

Lirian moved past Evan and crouched next to Vera's body.

Evan squinted his eyes at him suspiciously. What was he up to now?

Lirian felt his chilling gaze and looked up to meet his eyes.

"Do you mind?" he asked.

The look in his eyes told Evan everything he wanted to know.

"No," Evan replied. "Go ahead."

After gaining his permission, there was nothing holding Lirian back.

Thus, he stripped Vera's body from all valuables and put them in his subspace. He then beheaded him and stored his head in his subspace too.

Why did he do that?

Well, Vera had a huge bounty on his head. Turning in his head could net a person thousand high-purity soul crystals!

A single high-purity soul crystal was worth ten low-level soul crystals. Vera's bounty was equal to ten thousand low-level soul crystals, which was such an astronomical sum that one could buy a small planet on the outskirt of the empire with it!

He promised to give half of it to Evan.

It should be mentioned that such a huge bounty was on Vera's head because he was part of the group that had caused 'The Shadowfall Calamity.'

It was an event that happened 13 years ago.

In the year 4057, the Sun Moon Empire entered the race to colonize planets in the Black Eye Galaxy, as did many other intergalactic powers. Despite struggling to maintain control over her territories, the Empire took action to expand its influence and prevent being overtaken by rival forces. Tensions were notably high during this period.

It was against this backdrop that a regiment of the cosmic crusaders made their move.

They hijacked a spaceship of the empire called the "Aurora" during its tour of the Black Eye Galaxy. The cosmic crusaders had planned the hijacking for months, carefully studying the ship's layout and security measures and calculating the best time to strike. Their plan succeeded flawlessly.

Once on board, they quickly took control of the ship and subdued its crew, staff, and passengers, taking them all hostage, and then they demanded a ridiculous ransom in exchange for the hostages' release.

The spaceship was full of ordinary citizens, along with a few soul cultivators mixed in for their protection. However, for the Empire, all lives were precious and should not be lost, no matter what the cost. Now to mention, the ordinary citizens were mostly family members of soul cultivators who begged the Empire to save them. The Empire couldn't say "no," or else it might cause a revolt.

Knowing this fact well, the cosmic crusaders pushed for an astronomical sum of high-purity soul energy crystals equivalent to a year's worth of the Empire's revenue.

The Empire paid the ransom as they did not want to risk the lives of their citizens.

After taking the ransoms, the cosmic crusaders didn't release the captives. Instead, they did the unthinkable!

In order to buy time to escape the forces of the empire, they reprogrammed the ship and changed its course, causing it to dive headfirst into an asteroid belt. They themselves abandoned the ship and used their escape pods to get to safety.

The soldiers of the empire that were supposed to chase after the cosmic crusaders in their spaceships and recover the empire's lost wealth were forced to save Aurora.

But they were a step too late!

Aurora hurtled towards the asteroid and collided with a swarm of debris, causing a catastrophic explosion that destroyed it and killed everyone on board.

The explosion was so powerful that it created a new asteroid field.

All the people on Aurora perished, while the escape pods of the cosmic crusaders jettisoned away from the disaster safely.

The galaxy was shocked by the news of the Aurora's destruction at the hands of the Cosmic Crusaders. This prompted calls for revenge against the Crusaders. All the kingdoms and organizations that were located in the Black Eye Galaxy and were allied with the Sun Moon Empire added the Cosmic Crusaders to their KOS (Kill on Sight) list.

The tragedy of that day became known as the 'The ShadowFall Calamity.' It was a constant reminder of the lives lost and the devastation caused by the cosmic crusaders. It also urged every force in the Black Eye Galaxy to purge the cosmic crusaders.

Years have passed, but the families and loved ones of the crew members and the passenger of the Aurora haven't fully recovered from the tragedy, and they might never will. They might always remain haunted by the knowledge that their loved ones had died in a senseless and violent act caused by the bastards of the galaxy.

The bounty on the head of the hedonistic terrorists had just increased with the passage of time as many people, rich and poor, wanted them dead.

Vera and his battalion were part of that regiment of the cosmic crusaders that had caused the ShadowFall Calamity, and thus, they were hunted the most and had ridiculous bounties on their heads.

pαndα`noνɐ1--сoМ It was also the reason why the head of someone like Vera was worth a small planet!

'I will use my share of the bounty to help the victims of their atrocities.' Lirian thought as he set Vera's corpse on fire using a magical lighter and stood up from his kneeling position.

Evan didn't know, but Lirian was more sympathetic than he was greedy. If that wasn't the case, he wouldn't have thought of donating half a planet to help those who have been wounded!